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3 © <br /> Qvvueo% <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> i eeting Cate : December 11 , 2001 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No . - <br /> - SUBJECT : Birdsong Subdivision = Preliminary Plan <br /> DEPARTMENT : Plarmining Inspections PUBLIC HEARING , JYIN ) No <br /> ATTACHMENT ( E ) : INFORMATION CONTACT . <br /> 1 Resolution for Approval Craig Benedict , Planning Director , ext . 2592 <br /> 2 ) Application <br /> 3 ) Agency Comments with Updated Fire <br /> MarshaJ Comments ( p . 27a ) & - - - - - - - <br /> Environmental Health Comment (p , 17a ) TELEPHONE NUMBERS . <br /> 4 ) Fiscal Impact Analysis I-iilMsboraugh 7324181 <br /> 5 ) Planning Board Minutes Chapel Hill 9684501 <br /> 6 ) Vicinity Maps & Reduced Plan Durham 688 -7 31 <br /> 7 ) BOCC Draft. Minutes — 10116 / 01 Mebane 36 -2 7 -2031 <br /> 8 ) Preliminary flat <br /> The E30CC tabled their decision on October 16 , 2001 for additional analysis on five issues . <br /> 1 . Availability of suffl ale nt water for fire protection and possit51e need for a podestrian <br /> corridor to be widened to aIlow a fire track to d raw water from thebeaver Pond . <br /> Two sources of water are available for fire protection for this subdivision , ( See November <br /> 15 , 2001 memo regarding this matter and related staffing issues on page 7a . ) <br /> 2 . Birdsong Lane cul! Aeu�sa a may be too long , limiting connectivity and EMS access . <br /> A , The stu bmou t between lots 14 and 15 provides for Birdsong Lane to be extended <br /> southwest toward Pearson Road or NC Hwy 57 should future development occur . <br /> ( Resolution Section 8 . 7 . ) [see pages 8 - ] <br /> B . The enlarged 40 -foot easement between Intl 5 and 6 provides a second access point <br /> for EMS vehicles . This pathway connects Birdsong Subdivision with May Drive the <br /> private road , which serves the three exempt lots to the east following an existing farm <br /> road . Further surface improvements will be made to ensure sufficient support for fire <br /> trucks and other emergency vehicles. ( Resolution sections B . S . & F .6 . ) [ see pages 9 <br /> and 11 ] <br /> 3 . Further clarification on the proposed private recreation apace .. <br /> The applicant has delineated a specific 2 . 4- acre area dedicated for wive recreation and <br /> a 2 , 07 - acre pedestrian trail network around the pe ri meter of the subdivision . Th i s <br /> combination ( 4 . 31 acres ) exceeds County regulations * which do not specify a type of <br /> private recreation s� paoe simply a minimum area ar�7c� unt . ( See F� e � � lution Belction E . 2 . ) <br /> 4 . Potential maintenance concerns linked to the pond , wetland area and beaver habitat . <br /> A . The applicant has increased the bu ildJng limit line from 50 feet to 65 feet away from the <br /> edge of the pond to prevent any risk of structural ti ding . ( The 65 feet distiance is <br /> UP <br /> consistent with our new stream buffer regulations . ) ( Resolution Section F . . � [see page <br /> 1 �] <br />